Current and former High Court justices warn of the judicial coup, Netanyahu's authoritarian takeover

by mgall74 | Dec 5, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] ‘We Are No Longer Citizens, Only Subjects’ At a Haifa conference on public law and democracy, Supreme Court President Isaac Amit said that his ostracization by the Justice Minister Yariv Levin was a boycott of the judiciary as a whole, while former...

Attorney General says she can't oppose petitions for Ben-Gvir's ouster due to his police intervening

by mgall74 | Dec 2, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said on Tuesday that she will not be able to oppose petitions demanding the dismissal of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir as he is systematically interfering in police work, asking that Prime Minister Benjamin...

Israel Police sets rules allowing officers to photograph protesters with personal phones

by mgall74 | Dec 2, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] A new police procedure authorizes officers to use their private mobile phones to film protesters during demonstrations and upload the footage to police systems. The procedure was drafted in recent months by the police Operations Division and distributed across...

Not even a half-hearted revolt can stop Netanyahu passing the Haredi draft evasion law

by mgall74 | Dec 1, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to achieve one of his goals this week: His request for a presidential pardon did not capture the headlines for very long, and therefore, failed to draw attention away from the controversial bill to exempt the...

Herzog admits Netanyahu pardon plea 'unsettles' Israelis but vows fair review

by mgall74 | Dec 1, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for a presidential pardon “deeply unsettles” many Israelis, but stressed that he would weigh the matter solely by “the good of the state and...